Paul Newman

Born : January 26 1925
Deceased : September 26 2008

Biography Paul Newman

Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. At a very young age, Newman showed interest in theater. So, at the age of 7, he played his first role in a school production. Later Nemwan continued playing roles in high school and university too.

In WWII, Paul Newman served in the United States Navy in the  Pacific Theater. That was only after being dropped for his colorblindness. After all, Newman enrolled in a training program as a Navy V12 pilot. 

After the war, Newman completed his Bachelor of Arts in drama and economics at Kenyon College. He started touring for a few years with several theatres, Later Paul Newman attended the Yale School of drama. He moved on to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. From New York it went to Hollywood.

Paul Newman Race Career

In the early 1950s, the career of Paul Newman got a real start, playing in dozens of movies and becoming one of the greatest actors of all time. In 1969, Paul Newman was training at the Watkins Glenn Racing school, as a preparation for the movie Winning. It was because of his passion for cars and racing, that Paul Newman had the opportunity to make a side step in his acting career. In 1971, he became the host of a TV special, Once upon a wheel, about the history of cars and racing.

The first professional race of Paul Newman was at the Thomson International Speedway in 1972. Later, Newman was a frequent competitor in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events for the rest of the decade, Newman won even4 national championships. Later Newman competed in  the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans in a  Porsche 935 of Dick Barbour. With a 2nd place overall, you could call that a success. 

Paul Newman’s Race results with Porsche

Year: 1977

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
6.2.1977	24 h Daytona	12	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Freeman / Newman / Forbes-Robinson	Bill Freeman Racing	DNA
19.3.1977	12 h Sebring	2	Porsche 911 S	Freeman / Newman	Bill Freeman	30th

Year: 1979

 

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
4.2.1979	24 h Daytona	6	Porsche 935	Barbour / Brian Redman / Newman	Dick Barbour Racing	26th
10.6.1979	24 h Le Mans	70	Porsche 935	Rolf Stommelen / Barbour / Newman	Dick Barbour	2nd
10.6.1979	24 h Le Mans	72	Porsche 935	Bob Garretson / McKitterick / Abate / *Newman	Dick Barbour	8th
7.7.1979	6 h Watkins Glen	70	Porsche 935	Stommelen / Barbour / Newman	Dick Barbour Performance	2nd

Year: 1980

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
15.6.1980	24 h Le Mans	70	Porsche 935	In entry list only	Dick Barbour	5th

Year: 1995

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
9.1.1995	Daytona Test	22	Porsche 911 ME	Newman / Paul, Jr.		23rd
9.1.1995	Daytona Test	66	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Paul Newman		35th
5.2.1995	24 h Daytona	22	Porsche 911	In entry list only	Fabcar	56th
5.2.1995	24 h Daytona	66	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	In entry list only	Team Gunnar	71st
5.2.1995	24 h Daytona	70	Ford Mustang	Kendall / Newman / Brockman / Martin	Roush Racing	3rd

Year: 1997

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
10.6.1997	24 h Le Mans	70	Porsche 935	Newman / Barbour / Stommelen	Dick Barbour	2nd

 

Year: 2000

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
8.1.2000	Daytona Test	75	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Kelleners / Jeannette / Newman	Champion Racing Inc.	30th
6.2.2000	24 h Daytona	75	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Brockman / Newman / Lauer / Jeannette	Champion Racing Inc.	62nd
18.6.2000	24 h Le Mans		Porsche 996 GT3-R	Paul Newman	Repsol Racing Engineering	DNA
30.9.2000	Petit Le Mans	15	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Brockman / Wars / Newman	Dick Barbour Racing	32nd
10.11.2000	Daytona Final Test	76	Porsche 911 GT1	Newman / Jeannette / Jackson / Brockman / Kelleners	Gunnar Racing	8th

Year: 2001

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
6.1.2001	Daytona Test	76	Porsche 911 GT1	Newman / Jeannette / Jackson / Brockman / Kelleners	Gunnar Racing	17th
4.2.2001	24 h Daytona	76	Porsche 911 GT1	Jeannette / Jackson / *Newman	Gunnar Racing	78th

Year: 2003

Date	Race	No.	Car	Drivers	Entrant	Result
8.8.2003	250 mile Watkins Glen	6	Porsche 911 GT1	Jeannette / Newman / Petty	Gunnar Racing	8th

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